Country:  Tromelin Island
(French possession)
- Geography
Total area: 1 km2; land area: 1 km2
 
Comparative area: about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
 
Land boundaries: none
 
Coastline: 3.7 km
 
Maritime claims:
 
Contiguous zone: 12 nm;
 
Continental shelf: 200 meters or to depth of exploitation;
 
Extended economic zone: 200 nm;
 
Territorial sea: 12 nm
 
Disputes: claimed by Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles
 
Climate: tropical
 
Terrain: sandy
 
Natural resources: fish
 
Land use: 0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and
pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other--scattered bushes
 
Environment: wildlife sanctuary
 
Note: located 350 km east of Madagascar and 600 km north of Reunion in
the Indian Ocean; climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones
 
- People
Population: uninhabited
 
- Government
Long-form name: none
 
Type: French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic
Daniel CONSTANTIN, resident in Reunion
 
- Economy
Overview: no economic activity
 
- Communications
Airports: 1 with runway less than 1,220 m
 
Ports: none; offshore anchorage only
 
Telecommunications: important meteorological station
 
- Defense Forces
Note: defense is the responsibility of France